The First Venerable of the Prosperous Age

By the moonlight, one could see that the person was dressed in a blue robe and was sitting on the roof with his knees on his hands; he was a girl of the same age.

She rested her face on her hands, blinked her bright, star-like eyes, and smiled at Chang'an.

As his name suggests, he is indeed Xiaoxing.

"Long time no see, handsome young man," Xiao Xing said with a smile.

Chang'an instinctively shielded Lan Yingzhu, asking warily, "You little thief! What are you doing here?"

"I'm a little thief, of course I'm here to steal things, silly, hehehehehehe." Xiaoxing giggled.

Chang'an gritted his teeth and said, "I'll go find the soldiers to arrest you right now!"

"Hurry up, hurry up, run faster, run faster, hahahaha."

Chang'an turned around and asked suspiciously, "Aren't you afraid that if something happens to you, you'll be arrested by the soldiers and thrown into jail?"

Xiao Xing pointed at herself in surprise and said, "Me? I'm scared? Hahahaha." She laughed so hard that she was shaking. "If you can call someone, I won't need you to arrest me. I'll jump into the jail myself, hahahaha."

Chang'an asked in surprise, "This is a government office. Why do you think I can't call for help?"

"Sigh, looks like you're still as clumsy as ever..." Xiaoxing sighed softly, then immediately smiled and said, "But I like it~"

"You...you!" Chang'an blushed, both ashamed and surprised.

Xiao Xing smiled and pointed outside, saying, "You should have seen it too. Half of the Hua family's troops have gone outside to quell the riots."

"Isn't there still half the military force inside the manor?"

Xiao Xing shook her head and looked at him with pity: "Originally, you could have used the remaining half of your troops to capture me, but you can't now."

"why?"

Xiao Xing stared wide-eyed. "Don't you know? The eldest daughter of the Hua family is back! Instead of protecting the apple of the eye of the Hua family, are these soldiers going to listen to the one-sided story of a complete stranger like you?"

Xiao Xing covered her mouth and giggled, "And besides, they'll probably charge you with 'luring the tiger away from the mountain,' hahaha, who knows, we might even end up sitting across from each other in jail."

Chang'an's face burned with embarrassment. His senior sister had already gone back to her room to rest, and he truly wasn't confident he could mobilize these soldiers…

Seeing Chang'an's embarrassed expression, Xiaoxing smiled and said, "Of course, you can also ask the disciples of the Chunhu Sect for help."

Chang'an's eyes lit up, but then immediately dimmed again.

"Hahahaha, I knew it. This Hua Mansion is so big, you don't even know where the disciples live. How can you be so confident that you can get them to help you?"

"Besides, those Chunhu Sect disciples were just taught a lesson by that stinky little monk a few days ago. Now they're either dead or injured. They don't have time to play with you."

Chang'an was startled, "Disgusting...Little monk? You...what you said..."

"I'm talking about what you're thinking, hehe." Xiaoxing touched her face, her smile as beautiful as a flower. Under the moonlight, she was as beautiful as the stars in the sky.

But Chang'an was unmoved; instead, she became agitated: "You mean... he's been here. Then... then is he related to those troublemakers at the gate?"

"You want to know?" Xiaoxing chuckled, patting the empty seat next to her. "Come sit down and keep me company for a bit, and I'll tell you, hee hee~"

Chang'an subconsciously took two steps back. "Could it be that you still want the Blue Fluorescent Pearl?"

Xiao Xing rolled her eyes and said helplessly, "Please, if I still had a use for this Blue Fluorescent Pearl, I wouldn't have given it to my senior brother and then had him give it to you, you idiot!"

Although Chang'an was angry, he had no words to refute her.

He shook his head and said bitterly, "It must be because I haven't slept for too long that my brain is so slow to process things."

"How about it? Come up and keep me company, and I'll tell you everything. Don't worry, I have no reason to harm you anymore," Xiaoxing said again.

Chang'an hesitated. "What good will this do you? What is your purpose?"

Xiao Xing smiled gently: "I just want to spend these last moments with the handsome young man who saved me on Water Heart Island, look at the moon and chat."

Chang'an looked at her slightly flushed smiling face, still as captivating and enchanting as ever, but something seemed to be missing: her unique spirit. He felt a pang of tenderness towards her.

So, blushing, he said, "This...it's so high up here, are you planning to pull me up?"

"Haha, you finally agreed to come up and keep me company."

The stars and moon shone brightly, and the boy on the rooftop gazed intently into the distance. A gentle breeze stirred, lifting a strand of hair from his forehead.

The girl beside him blinked her starry eyes, gazing adoringly at the stunningly handsome boy.

Seeing that the area outside the Hua residence was deserted, the young man asked softly, "Have those troublemakers left?"

The girl nodded blankly and said, "The leader was caught, so the rest of them naturally went back to sleep."

The boy chuckled softly. "Then can I go find the soldiers to arrest you?"

The girl continued to nod.

"Sigh..." the boy could only sigh.

"Why don't you go and call someone to arrest me? Instead, you're sighing here?" the girl asked with a smile.

"If I jump from here, even if I don't die, I'll be crippled..." the boy said with a bitter smile.

The girl clapped her hands and cheered, "Haha, if you had come up earlier to get some fresh air, you wouldn't have been so clumsy just now."

Chang'an finally turned his head and asked, "Now you should tell me, who exactly are those troublemakers at the gate?"

Xiao Xing smiled and said, "They are your loyal supporters!"

"Me?!" Chang'an exclaimed in surprise, pointing at himself.

Xiao Xing nodded vigorously with wide eyes, "These people are all supporters of Shangyang Sect, and naturally, they are also your loyal supporters. I guess they didn't recognize you because you were dressed too sloppily when you came in, hehehe."

Chang'an smiled wryly, "So they're all fervent supporters of Helai. No wonder their accents are so strange..."

Xiao Xing chuckled. "If you keep being this smart, I won't like you anymore."

Chang'an was somewhat amused and exasperated. "Why are Crane's fanatical disciples causing trouble here? Haven't we already won the championship?"

"They're causing trouble because you guys won the championship."

Chang'an was even more puzzled. "What do you mean?"

Xiao Xing's eyes darted around, and she grinned mischievously, "It's precisely because we won the championship that there's a celebration banquet. With a celebration banquet comes wine, with wine comes people getting drunk, and with people getting drunk comes people making mistakes."

Chang'an swallowed hard, startled. "I didn't attend the victory celebration... What... happened??"

Xiao Xing leaned close to his ear and whispered, "After drinking, He Lai...hehehe, you know what I mean."

Chang'an was shocked and exclaimed, "Killed them?"

Xiao Xing immediately stopped smiling, leaned close to his ear, and deliberately yelled, "Rape!"

Chang'an covered her ears, which were about to burst from the shock, and said incredulously, "Helai, he... he's strong... I'd rather believe he's a killer!"

Xiao Xing patted him on the shoulder and praised, "Those troublemakers at the gate think the same way. So tomorrow, you can lead them to continue causing trouble."

Chang'an was filled with surprise and doubt, squinting as he asked again and again, "He Lai...did he really do it?"

Xiao Xing glanced at the Inner Palace and said, "Go ask him in the jail yourself."

"He Lai...he's been arrested?!?"

Xiao Xing nodded. "The girl reported to the authorities that He Lai had raped her, so they just arrested He Lai."

Chang'an was shocked. "This...this girl just talked about such a serious matter as chastity so openly? How will she get married in the future? No, how will she face people?"

Xiao Xing shook her head and sighed, "Hey, she's the victim. What's wrong with a victim seeking help from the authorities?"

Chang'an was shocked. "Just because of one sentence from her, they arrested He Lai? That's He Lai! He Lai who just won the championship! What's more, Hua Mingfu isn't even at home right now."

Xiao Xing smiled and nodded: "Don't you know? The emperor is subject to the same laws as the common people! Besides, Magistrate Hua Ming is a local official who has moved his entire family into the government office. He is known for his impartiality and incorruptibility!"

“He Lai is, to some extent, my friend, my benefactor, and my mentor. How could he do such a thing? How am I supposed to face him in the future?” Chang’an was dejected.

Xiao Xing chuckled leisurely, "Don't worry, these things won't erase his great achievements on the field. But off the field... hehe, you should take it easy a little in the future."

Chang'an lay back, gazing at the icy moon in the sky, and sighed, "Let me... let me catch my breath, all of this is just too unbelievable..."

Xiao Xing grinned and lay down beside him, saying, "Can't take it already? There's more to come!"